Itaparica is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian island in All Saint's Bay

Baía de Todos os Santos

Baía de Todos os Santos is the main and biggest bay of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Its name expanded to include a whole province, now known as the state of Bahia), where the city of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos was built...

 , about 10 km from the city of Salvador, Bahia

Salvador, Bahia

Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...

. It is known for hosting the Sul America Open tennis competition. In the island, there are two cities: Itaparica

Itaparica, Bahia

Itaparica is a city located in the Brazilian island of the same name in the state of Bahia.- External links :*...

 and Vera Cruz.

Itaparica can be reached in about one hour by ferry from Salvador. The smaller passenger-ferry departs from near the Mercado Modelo

Mercado Modelo

Mercado Modelo is a central municipal fruit and vegetable wholesale market in of Montevideo, Uruguay. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar barrio, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio...

, while the larger car-ferry goes from about two km north to Bom Despacho

Bom Despacho

Bom Despacho can refer to the following places:*A Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located 156 km from Belo Horizonte and had a population of 42,215 ....

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It is the former home of the tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament, the ATP Itaparica

ATP Itaparica

Known by various names, this is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1986 to 1989 and the ATP Tour in 1990. The event was held in Itaparica, Brazil and was played on outdoor hard courts....

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Itaparica has 40 km of beaches suitable for tourists and exuberant tropical vegetation.